Where does “retiarius” come from?

retiarius (Latin) comes from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

retiarius (Latin): A net-fighter; a gladiator who fights with a net

Definitions

  1. A net-fighter; a gladiator who fights with a net

Ancestry of “retiarius”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-āriuser
2Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Words derived from “retiarius”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →